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Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23
SCORED A VICTORY.
Lumber Men Como Out Ahead Rail
Notes.


Notes.
The lumber men and railroad repre-.
sentatives continued their joint confer.
ence yesterday morning at the Paxton ho.
tel. The lumber men were victorious n
securing substantially oil they had asked
for. The railroad men agreed to estab.
lish new set Of ditlerentials which
would do away with the discrimination
against Omaha, in favor of northern
and eastern cities, in the matter Of ium-
Der Shipments. A new tariff was roughly
sketched out, which will be revised and
put into effect as soon as possible. A
meeting will be held next week in Chicago
Mt which the matter will be taken up and
disposed Of finally. Mr.. Morehouse, the
general freight agent Of the Elkhorn
valley road. expressed himself as ready to
do anything possible for Omaha, and
said that he had always been friendly
disposed to this city.
Union Pacific trains between North
Platte and Cheyenne are delayed by a
snow fall on that division.
+. Milligan, general passenger and
ticket agent of the st. Joe & Grand
Island road, IS in the city.
Division Superintendent Dickinson has
returned from Denver.
Chief Clerk Warrack, of the Union Pa.
cifc general freight Office, will be at
home with his bride at 2il2 Cass street,
after May /.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

THE action OF the president IN mitigat-
ing the sentence of Major Benteen, of the
Ninth cavalry, will be generally COM
mcnded both in military circles and by
all civilians who know the major. The
sentence of the court martial was doubt
less the only one that could be rendered
under the law, but in recommending the
major to executive mercy the court in
dicated what its action would have been
If it had been free to find verdict diff
ferent from that rendered The punish
ment of suspension from rank with half
pay for one year is sufficient. Major
Benteen is an excellent officer, whom it
will be well for the service to retain,
while personally he is gentleman who
deservedly has host of friends in civil
life who would have greatly regretted
his retirement from the army.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY APRIn %. 1887.

consideration, but I know nothing Of
how this case was presented to the court;
that was done by the department of
justice and my Office has no business
with 1t, except to supply whatever pa
pers and Information Is called for. The
case, though, seems to have been pretty
much in the hands of MIR. Bentley, ex-
commissioner of pensions. and com.
plants have been made that the case was
not thoroughly prosecuted by him. About
that have no personal knowledge, but
after the study have given the case. 1t
will be very hard to convince me that
the patent to that whole tract of land
nearly 1000 900 acres--was obtained with
out fraud. This decision of the supreme
court. however, does not cover the whole
case; it is not applicable to that greater
portion of the grant which lies in New
Mexlca. 1t applies only to the smaller
portion lying in what is now the state of
Colorado From the fact, however,
that in Colorado large portion of the
land is occupied by squatters. the de-
clsion certainly gives cause for surprise.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23
The People and the Railroads.

Pittsburg Dispatch: The regulation story
that 1.-The effects OF tho Interstate commerce
law are beginning to manifest themselves in
this city, BY the decrease Of freight traffic
made Its appearance yesterday. This refers
to the effects of the railroad attempt to make
the law obnoxious by imposing rates that the
law does not call for When the railroads
begin to find out that this costs more than 1t
comes to then we may have chance to see
what the effects of the law are.
Richmond, Va, State: Any attempt on
the part Of rallrOsd companies to bring in
ter-state commerce legislation into discredit
engaging in commerce within state instead
of leading to proper demand for the repeal
of the federal law, will make necessary the
demand for the enactment of state laws sup.
Elementary to the federal law. The railroad
companies can neither deceive nor intimi
date the people of the United States.
Lancaster, Pa, Intelligencer: Here and
there are impatient men who exclaim against
the act but the large body of intelligent cit
izens see that the railroads which have will
fully and mallciously misinterpreted this
law are alone responsible for the heavy in
crease of freight charges and the vexations
and outrages put upon passenger travel.
Portland (Me.) Eastern Argus; Although
the Interstate commerce law was made to
promote koOd management and to prevent
bad management of railroads there are not
wanting men and journals that continue to
decry the law and to predict dire results from
US opeiaVou. i~ppily, sHoy Will Oo WoAuAiy
disappointed.
Concord On. H) People: The law has
come to stay, 1t IS right in principle and
will be made right in operation. 1t may be
amended. but it cannot be broken down, and
the corporations engaged in the nefarious
attempt may as well make up their minds to
the fact first as last.
Portland (Me.) Eastern Argus: 1t is only
where special rates and Determinations are
made-nOt to promote business but to ex-
tend favOritism and monopoly, thereby hurt
ing trade-that the law will step in and stop
such injustice to individuals and to the pub
lie.
Pittsburg Press: The Interstate commerce
law shuts out many opportunities for the fa-
vored few to get rich in a few years at the
expense of the many. No wonder there is a
howl against the law.
st. Louis {Mo) Republican: The people
have placed their hands on the corporations
and will put bit in their mouths, and they
no longer have reason to fear them.
Washington Cd. C.) Critic: The bill is
growing in popularity with the business com.
munity, except among those whose secret re-
bates are abolished.
Little Rock (Ark.) Gazette: Under the
Interstate commerce law commercial centers
will obtain their legitimate dues.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23
LlNCOLNlTE sOLONS.
They Come to Omaha to lnvestig ate
Our Paving System.

Our Paving System.
Yesterday morning the Lincoln council
arrived in this city to gain information
with regard to the paving
methods of Omaha, and also
the style and the cost thereof.
The delegation comprised the following:
Messrs. Brock, Billingsley, Brscoe,
Burks. Daley, Dean, Ensign, Hovey and
Pace. Besides these members there
were also present the following
Linco lnites: Messrs. j. j. Butler, X. K.
Randall, N. S. Harwood, w. j. Kelley,
II. T. Clark, Phillips Payne and viii
Owen Jones, city editor of the State
journal.
After dinner, yesterday afternoon, the
visitors met in room 4S, Paxton hotel
where Mr.. House, chairman OF the
James Creighton, ex-chairman of that
body. attended, and gave the visitors the
benefit of their knowledge and expert
ence, with reference to the different
styles of paving and the cost and dura-
bilty of the same.
The council went home last evening
intending to return again when the
weather is agreeable, SO that they can
drive over the different paved streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

If Secretary Bayard can finally induce
-his party friends in congress to pay some
attention to his desire to improve consul
lar service Of the country, there will be
disposition to accord him praise, and per-
haps overlook some of his mistakes. He
has not thus far received any encourage
ment at the hands of his own party in
congress, but no is said not to be hopeless
of carrying out some of his plans. There
10 certainly room for Improvement in the
diplomatic and consular service, and II
Mr.. Bayard has the right view of how il
may be accomplished. it is to be hoped
he will be able to impress it upon his
party. Experience, however, does not
warrant very ardent expectation that
this can be done. Democratic concern
for this ser vice has always been merely
perfunctory.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23
PROMINENT PERSONS.

Buffalo Williams indians call the prince
of Wales, MAN n-with.the-scalped-hea
Jay Gould's family are already laying
plans for the celebration Of the twenty-ffth
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Gould, which
will occur next winter.
Edward Everett Hale has one son doing
promising work in the Paris studios, and an
other in the central freight Office OF the
Pennsylvania railroad.
1t is now understood that Mr.. George NJ.
Pullman of Chicago will decline the decora-
tion aud title recently conferred upon him
by the king of Italy, not deeminy their
acquisition consistent with his principles as
. citizen of republic.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23
The Duty Of the Convention.

The convention which is about to nom.
mate republican city ticket has duty
to perform not only to the party, but to
the citizens who above all things, desire
good government. In order to make
party success ut the coming city election
reasonably certain, we must have ticket
that will command the respect and sup
port of all factions. The candidates must
not only be men of known integrity and
competency, bu: they should be popular
enough to secure support from the large
body of independent voters who are not
bound by party allegiance. AS matter
of fact the material interests of the city,
and the interests of individual taxpayers
and citizens are paramount in munlci-
pal election. Omaha is now on the eve
of an era of growth, which demands at
the hands Of the people a city govern.
ment equal to the emergency.
In common with the great body of re-
publicans the BEE hopes that the conven.
ton will nominate a ticket that will re.
ceive undivided and enthusiastic support.
But we desire the convention to bear in
mind that all the politicians and repub-
lican papers in Omaha have not influence
enough to elect ticket made up of
disreputable or unpopular candidates.
1t is not q question simply
who has carried the primaries, but who
can run the gauntlet of the campaign
and secure majority of the votes on
election day.
The BEE has no candidates to urge
upon the convention, but it trusts to the
good sense of that body to nominate
ticket that it can honestly and vigorously
sunnOrt
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

THE great body OF Omaha working
men are not thick and thin republicans
or democrats. 1t is their manifest inter-
est to exercise the balance of power
which they hold in the interest of good
government and we'll paid honest labor.
1t will depend very much upon the
makeup of the party tickets as to which
candidates will command the support of
the workingmen.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

THE wild winds played sad havoc yes
terday. Missouri, Kentucky and Chey.
enne were visited by cyclones. The ac-
counts of loss of life and property are
fearful to read. The cause of these
death dealing storms yet remains a mys-
terry. Some wild-eyed scientist could
cover himself with glory by determining
their origin. The fact that they are be-
coming more frequent and violent, sug-
gests the idea of studying the habits of
the ancient Cave Dwellers.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23
Other Lands Than Ours.


The crimes bill passed to second read
ing in the house of commons ON last
Monday evening without division. Dis.
cussion of the policy of the government
has occupied the time since, and there
have been some notable uttcrances from
the leaders of both sides. On the part of
the conservatives the campaign has de.
generated into one of slander and base
misrepresentation. disclosing the des-
perate nature of the battle they are wag
ing, not alone against the peace and
happiness of Ireland, but in opposition
to the just judgment of mankind. The
slanderous attack of Major Saunderson
upon the Irish leaders has gone into
history to the everlasting dishonor of its
author, while with all fair.mnded men
everywhere 1t has proved help to the
IRISH cause. The brutal insinuations In
the harangues of Mr.. Chamberlain have
operated in the same direction. No less
reprehensible than these, and equally fu.
tile as means of strengthening the tory
policy. has been the attempt to fasten
upon Mr.. Parnell a letter in which the
writer virtually justified the murder Of
Burke in the PhGnix park, and explained
that he had denounced it merely as q
matter of policy. The explicit denial of
Mr.. Parnell that he wrote the letter and
his avowal of sentiments the very oppo-
site of those it repI esents. is accepted as
conclusived of the fact that 1t is an out
rageous forgery by all except those whose
prejudlces are beyond the influence of
evidence. Such palpable confessions of
tory desperation cannot fail to react
against them if all sense of English jus.
tice is not dead.
~
Were II not for the overshadowing in.
terest in the Irish question, the situation
IN Afghanistan would cause commotio n,
if not CONSERVATION in England. The
ameer evidently has not heard the story
of pacific agreement between Russia
and England on the boundary dispute, or
else does not put faith in it. He ex-
presses fear of Russian advance at
any moment, and gives that as a reason
for not detaching from Herat $1,000
troops at tn e request of provincial gov
ernOr. The ameer Is between two fires
i'll having to conduct operations against
the Ghilzais and their allies and
to keep watch against the Russians
AS the Russian general staff, We
believe, estimates his entire forces, in.
cluding the irregulars, at only about
$1,000 strong, his objection to detaching
SO large portion is natural. Herat has
been called the key of India, and cer-
tainly has great capabilities of defense,
although these have probably not yet
been we'll utilized. The value of its
strategic position in relation to India,
Persia and Turkestan is obvious, while
the fertility of its surroundings gives it
abundant supplies. The Ameer must
therefore speak with some bitterness in
saying that the English may have Sc
lected Candahar as the first point for
checking Russian advance. Candahar
is well toward tho southern border Of
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

One of the beauties of the inter state
law is, that its enemies are now making
happy contrasts between long hauls by
rail and water. All this will tend to turn
the publics eye to our waterways and
may result in finally bringing railroad
tolls within the bounds of reason. For
Instance. in showing how the new law
works. the fact is presented that the
freight on raisns from California to
New York is 70 cents per box, while
from Spain to New York it is only s
cents.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23
Mr.. Schmitz in st. Louis.

Edward Schmitz. formerly one Of the
members and proprietors of the German
Comedy company at Boyd's, who left
here some time ago, has secured charge of
the Apollo theater in st. Louis. This he
Is running. producing German plays
weekly. In connection with the place Is
large beer hall, the management of
which has also come into the hands Of
MIR: Schmitz. MIR Schmitz's friends IN
this city are many and they are pleased
to learu of his managerial enterprise and
wish him success.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23
Peace.

F6HCee
London Spectator.
Winds and wild waves in headlong huge
cOmmOtion
Scud, dark with tempest DER the Atlantic's
breast;
While underneath. few fathoms deep in
ocean,
Lie peace, and rest.
Storms in midair, the rack before them
sweeping,
Hurry and hiss. like furies hate pos
Sessed;
While over all white cloudlets pure are
sleeping
In peace, in rest.
Heart, o wild heart! why in the storm-word
raging
Flt'st thou thus midway, passions slave
and jest.
When all SO near above, below, unchanglng,
Are heaven and rest?
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

THE Dubuque jobbers and manufac-
turers propose to test the interstate COM
merce law. Suit has been begun against
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul rail
road for violation of section A, wherein
it is provided that il shall be unlawful to
receive any greater compensation for a
shorter than for longer distance.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

SCHWARTZ and Watt were convicted at
Morris, ILL.,, of the Rock Island train
murder of lExpress Messenger Nichols
and sentenced to the penitentiary for
life. In Nebraska such scoundrels are
hanged. And yet tho "lawless west" is
pictured as terrible place.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23
Some Severe Blows.

"Straight" republcanismi Is receiving some
severe blows in the state. The old bosses
who have been pleased to call themselves
straight are being defeated in the caucuses,
and they proceed at once to bolt the nomi.
nees and vote the democratic ticket. In Lin
coin the State journal people got left In the
convention, and went out and hanged them
selves onto the democratic ticket and COM
mitted the objectionable sin of voting It. So
they have joined the long line of mugwumps.
Heads, you lose; tails win."
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

In the city Of Indianapolis, Ind, the
police have found cellar, where from
thirty to forty boys have been in the
habit of congregating each night, and
indulging in the national game of poker.
Cellars will be in demand in this state,
after July 4th
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

THE Denver Nevs Is rejoicing over the
prospects of Colorado for new railroads
this year. 1t claims that the mission of
Jay Gould and his friends to that state,
was to make arrangements for increas-
ing Colorado's railways. The Ne,0s says:
''Thls is Colorado's railroad year, in
which her improvement in this respect
bids fair to equal the record made by
Kansas last year. if it does not exceed it
in dollars and cents"
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23
In a Very Tight Place.

Neib Orleans PlcdWlle.
When lynchers grab negro he might as
we'll confess to all the crimes he is charged
with. He will be hanged anyway, and a
confession is looked upon as some sort Of
justification for the act. 1t sort of softens
the harshness of the remedy.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

In these early days Of presidential ca n
didates, when booms and boomlets ap-
pear and disappear with much irregular.
ity. the name of General Phil Sheridan is
now announced. Papers on the Pacific
coast handle the boom tenderly and with
much seriousness.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

LAND COMMISSIONER SPARKS expresses
surprise at the decision of the supreme
court confirming the title to the Maxwell
land grant. In recent interview he is
reported as saying; mo man has greater
respect for the supreme court or greater
confidence in the rectitude of its decisions
in au cases as they are presented for its
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

HE Haddock case now occupies col.
umns in editorial pages of many papers
throughout the country. II was to have
been hoped that the Haddock case would
end with the jury's ver,lict-one way or
another.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

THE New York Tribune recently sent
to all &. A. r. posts printed circular
asking for an expression of the different
members on the veto of the Pauper Pen.
sion bill. This was regald ded, by some,
as bait of the paper to catch subscrib-
ers. At any rate tine prominent mem
bers of the G. A. r. refuse to answer the
questions, and insist that the grand army
Is not in politics.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

The appointment of DIR. Kelley of
Omaha to the position of superintendent
of the Norfolk insane asylum will be
generally approved by the medical fra
ternity, who know him to be well quail
fen for the place.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

THE members of the West Virginia
legislature have met at Charleston, in
extra session, for the purpose of passing
appropriation bills. In Nebraska the
appropriation bill, to pay members, was
the first thing passed.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

The SUNDAY BEE, as usual, will be a
model paper. The many special features
of the SUNDAY BEE, including the New
York Heratd's interesting special cable.
grams, make it the best Sunday paper
published in the west
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

INDIAN AGENT OSBORNE has been ex-
onerated from killing Smith, at the Otoe
agency, in the Indian territory. 1t
seemed from the evidence that it was q
plain case of self defense.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23
Greater Than Kissane.

st. Louis RcpNBItcdn.
Kissane held on in the newspapers remark
ably WELL but he has finally been crowded
out to allow the man who had his special
rate abolished space to pronounce the inter-
state commerce law "a desperate mistake"
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

buying Mr.. Tllden's yacht, II makes Mis-.
souri, proud to remember that such q man
once condescended to shoot member Of her
legislature in the toe.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23
She May lie Coy.

PNiIudeIphfd Tunes.
Before wedding woman to the ballot box
1t will be necessary, as in other weddings to
get the won,ans consent
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

THERE is this advantage in j. Warren
Kefer's speech. The Garfield statue can
perhaps stand it to be harangued better
than an audience Of people.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

"OwING to the inclemency of the
weather." IL is safe to say that few trees
We're planted on Arbor day in Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

THE rowdy element in Omaha politics
will have to subside.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

JAY GOULD has come and gone. So
has the Missouri Pacific extension
project,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23
The Pinnacle OF F'ame.

SC. LOtas Republican.
Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer is about to attain the
highest pinnacle Of New York greatness BY,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23
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Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-23

Afghanistan, SO that such purpose
would leave the Ameer to his fate. But
there is little danger that the British staff
officers are not alive to any real attempt
upon Herat, or that steps would not IN
stantly be taken to check it.